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The Sea Shepherd Charity Auction

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Rockluvva:
Hi All

I have a Sea Shepherd rucksack I'd like to donate that is signed by Capt Paul Watson & RDA. I also have a flag from MTM signed by RDA I'd like to donate.

Hope to hear how I can do this. I can send pics.

Thanks
Suzie

Richard:

--- Quote from: Rockluvva on January 18, 2016, 02:17:57 PM ---Hi All

I have a Sea Shepherd rucksack I'd like to donate that is signed by Capt Paul Watson & RDA. I also have a flag from MTM signed by RDA I'd like to donate.

Hope to hear how I can do this. I can send pics.

Thanks
Suzie

--- End quote ---

Hi Suzie,

Those would be fantastic thank you. We wil have donation collection points at the Homecoming - at the registration desk or the Gatecon table in the dealer's room.

If you could send photos to me at gatecon.events@gmail.com that would be great.

Richard:
   We will be showcasing some of the wonderful items that have been donated to the Homecoming Auction starting with three Raku masks hand-made by our guest Garwin Sanford.



    The masks are called 'Rage' for the one with the open mouth scream and the one with the head dress is 'Wisdom' while the larger piece is 'Siren'.  Garwin says "the hair is stylized sea foam and the dress is meant to be kelp. I thought that seeing it is for Sea Shepherd that this piece was appropriate."


RAGE


WISDOM


SIREN

    "All these pieces are Raku clay and glazes which are fired in an outdoor kiln where I reach in to a 1800 degree oven.  I take the pieces out with my hands in leather and kevlar gloves and face protection to carry them from the kiln to the raku table where I place the pieces in wood shavings on a bed of sand. 

    It ignites  the shavings and I place a cover over the piece to smother the fire. However the 1800 degree clay on shavings wants to burn so it quickly uses up the oxygen in the cover and then begins to draw oxygen out of the glaze and clay. At what is determined to be the ideal time I remove the cover and as oxygen returns to the glaze it  blooms with colour where I must cool it immediately to freeze the bloom where I deem it to be ideal.

    I spray it with water to set the colour.  It is a very dynamic process, holding 1800 degree clay in your hands is a visceral experince to say the least as it is like having a living thing in your hands as it glows red hot."

The main Homecoming Auction takes place in the evening of Saturday 10th September 2016 with silent auctions running at other times during the event.

paisjumper:
Can  a Canadian citizenship document to move to Van Couver  if Don Trump is elected at the auction

Barbara:
Those masks by Mr. Sanford are amazing. I'm always impressed by people who can do things like that (since I have exactly zero artistic talent myself). I particularly like the 'Wisdom' one.

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